January 2023 Current Conditions & Yellowtail Dam Operations
The New Year is off to a good start with high elevation snowpack sitting at, or just above, median for the Bighorn Basin. In addition,...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
November Current Conditions & Yellowtail Dam Operations
The water-year is off to a good start with precipitation and snow water equivalents ranging at, or just below the median for Bighorn...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
October Current Conditions & Yellowtail Dam Operations
Welcome to water year 2023! A water year (also called hydrological year, discharge year or flow year) is a term used in hydrology to...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
July Current Conditions & Yellowtail Dam Operations
July is off to dry start with abnormally dry conditions persisting in the basin, causing inflows to decrease below average. As a...
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emery582
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Bighorn River Flows Increasing
Updated 6/21/2022 The next 36 hours are going to be dicey for Montana water managers, and the National Weather Service (NWS) as they...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Bighorn Water Outlook
While parts of southeastern Montana are shoveling out from a significant snowstorm, Bighorn River enthusiasts are turning their eyes to...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
March 2021 Current Conditions & Yellowtail Dam Projected Operations
We are entering the time of year where April - July forecasts improve and flow changes increase in frequency as the reservoir is drafted ...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
December 2020 Yellowtail Plan
River releases are increasing 2,215cfs in December (from 2,080 cfs) due to actual November inflows being higher than the median inflows...
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Anne Marie Emery
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Yellowtail Dam September Operation Plans
Review or download the Yellowtail Dam (Bighorn Lake) reservoir and river operating plans for September 2020.
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Anne Marie Emery
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
August Flow Update
Bighorn releases were reduced from 2500cfs to 2400cfs in August, which is near the expected winter release rate based on the current...
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emery582
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
June River Flow Update
Flows to Maintain Despite Dry Conditions
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Anne Marie Emery
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
May Bighorn River Flow Update
Precipitation throughout the Bighorn Basin is 50 to 75 percent below normal this May, when precipitation is typically highest on average.
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Anne Marie Emery
- Feb 15, 2020
- 1 min
Bighorn River Flow Update
Current Conditions tracking for favorable 2020 River Flows this February.
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